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What to Look for this College Football Season: NIL Transparency and Athlete IP Rights

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As college football season begins, the spotlight is not just on the games, but now it is also on the changing business landscape of college sports. As discussed in our previous blog, the House v. NCAA settlement that was...more

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Washington Football Team to Change Its Name: Some Lessons on How Not to Get Sacked

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The Washington, D.C. professional football team recently announced plans to cease using the name “Redskins” in favor of a new name. The “Redskins” name has been the source of both cultural and trademark conflict through the...more

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Three Point Shot - August 2018

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In Three Point Shot, we will attempt to both inform and entertain you by highlighting three sports law-related items and providing you with links to related materials. We hope you enjoy this and future issues. Any feedback,...more

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Three Point Shot - June 2017

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"12th Man" Suit Forces Aggies to Call an Audible on Traditional Copyright Defenses - Texas A&M University's "12th Man" is at the center of a legal blitz facing the University's Athletic Department. On January 19, 2017,...more

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Sue-per Bowl Shuffle III: The Year In NFL-Related Intellectual Property Litigation

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Two years ago, I started worrying about what would happen if someone at a Super Bowl party asked me to explain an NFL-related lawsuit, particularly one of those intellectual property lawsuits that sports fans assume IP...more

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Three Point Shot - December 2016

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In Partial Trademark Victory over Chinese Sportswear Company, MJ Posterizes Unauthorized User of Chinese Version of His Name - In Game 3 of the first round of the 1991 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs between the New York...more

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